TMFBro (< 20)

Who knows you bought Viagra?

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Did you think that the pills you took were just between you and that stranger in a white coat? (OK, and maybe your insurance company, which has thousands of employees who can access your records.)

Well, according to the New York Times, your pharmaceutical proclivities are being bought and sold:

"[P]rescriptions, and all the information on them — including not only the name and dosage of the drug and the name and address of the doctor, but also the patient’s address and Social Security number — are a commodity bought and sold in a murky marketplace, often without the patients’ knowledge or permission."

Even though I personally have nothing to hide (spend three hours with me and I'll prove it to you), I find this very disturbing.